. >> thank you, lee hepburn as a friend and a board member to our festival, she is the moderator today as well as the books editor for oprah magazine and her website. and, the curator of oprah's book club. she has a big job, there. she chose south to america for this year's oprah pick. we also think we know the south, the civil war, gone with the wind, the cloak looks plan, slavery, plantations, football. but, in south to america the author shows that the meaning of being american is linked to the south. and our understanding of history and culture is the key to understanding the nation in its entirety. the author is the professor of african american studies at princeton university, she is the author of many award-winning books as well as awards including the 2019 biography prize. from the pan american foundation dr. perry is a native of birmingham alabama who grew up in cambridge massachusetts, and chicago. she currently lives in philadelphia. please welcome ali hepburn and dr. imani perry. >> welcome, so pleased to be here. i will put my box down, here. thank you everybody for coming

. >> thank you, lee hepburn as a friend and a board member to our festival, she is the moderator today as well as the books editor for oprah magazine and her website. and, the curator of oprah's book club. she has a big job, there. she chose south to america for this year's oprah pick. we also think we know the south, the civil war, gone with the wind, the cloak looks plan, slavery, plantations, football. but, in south to america the author shows that the meaning of being american is linked to the south. and our understanding of history and culture is the key to understanding the nation in its entirety. the author is the professor of african american studies at princeton university, she is the author of many award-winning books as well as awards including the 2019 biography prize. from the pan american foundation dr. perry is a native of birmingham alabama who grew up in cambridge massachusetts, and chicago. she currently lives in philadelphia. please welcome ali hepburn and dr. imani perry. >> welcome, so pleased to be here. i will put my box down, here. thank you everybody for coming

. >> >> thank you, lee hepburn as a friend and a board member to our festival, she is the moderator today as well as the books editor for oprah magazine and her website. and, the curator of oprah's book club. she has a big job, there. she chose south to america for this year's oprah pick. we also think we know the south, the civil war, gone with the wind, the cloak looks plan, slavery, plantations, football. but, in south to america the author shows that the meaning of being american is linked to the south. and our understanding of history and culture is the key to understanding the nation in its entirety. the author is the professor of african american studies at princeton university, she is the author of many award-winning books as well as awards including the 2019 biography prize. from the pan american foundation dr. perry is a native of birmingham alabama who grew up in cambridge massachusetts, and chicago. she currently lives in philadelphia. please welcome ali hepburn and dr. imani perry. >> welcome, so pleased to be here. i will put my box down, here. thank you everybody for coming